Junglezen Sheru
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| Author | Swami Samarpanananda |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction, spirituality |
Publication date | March 20, 2014 |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 176 |
| ISBN | 978-9-382-61628-3 |
The book Junglezen Sheru, written by Swami Samarpanananda, tells the story of an orphan lion cub who, until the very end, refuses to accept that he is a lion. The narrative explores the cub's physical, mental, and emotional growth.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The book is used in management seminars at IIMA and discussed in spirituality forums.[7][8][9][10]
It is a layered story with various implications. Each chapter of the book is preceded by teachings from the Bible, Acharya Shankara, the Kathopanishad, Swami Vivekananda, and the Chhandogya Upanishad. These teachings present three messages for mankind.
- Tat Tvam Asi which means 'You are that supreme reality'. Muktak, the elephant is the mentor of Sheru, who gives the lion cub, this message throughout the story . Shuka, the empty headed parrot, shouts this message out, but Sheru continues to ignore it.[11]
- Strength, humility, individuality, leadership and perfection can be attained only when one has faith in oneself.
- The story describes Ethology and its similarity to our human world.